BX
FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
Blackstone Inc.
Blackstone's Q2 2026 results extend the firm's AI-inflected growth story: distributable earnings rose 26% year over year to $2 billion, AUM reached a record $1.35 trillion, and quarterly inflows approached $70 billion. AI-related investments -- particularly data centers, power infrastructure, and frontier AI companies -- drove fee-related earnings and net realizations, with AI holdings accounting for 9 of the 10 largest mark-ups in the quarter. The BX DC REIT ($2 billion, the largest blind-pool REIT IPO in history) and a $35 billion financing platform for Broadcom's AI compute underscore the scale of Blackstone's AI bet. Management maintained guidance and expressed confidence in double-digit management-fee growth and continued fundraising momentum into 2027. The stock reacted positively, with a +2.6% abnormal move on the event session and +6.7% subsequent drift, though analyst…
EPS surprise+13.4%
Market move+1.4%
